# Pong vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Pinball at 4.6 against Pong's 4.3. Visual Pinball also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 7). Pong's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pong's written reviews are positive against 81% of Visual Pinball's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pong | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pong-rt/id6474062979/reviews) | **[4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 7 | **45** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 81.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 588 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Amrithkiran Manavedan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1586323196) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Pong

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pong-rt/id6474062979)

Experience a visually stunning rendition of the classic Pong game, powered by advanced neural rendering and real-time ray tracing on mobile devices. Explore realistic lighting effects and dynamic material properties, with gameplay that evolves as you score.

**Highlights:** Real-time ray tracing, Neural rendering, Global illumination, PBR materials, Dynamic themes, Adjustable settings

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Visual Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926)

Enjoy a realistic pinball simulation with hundreds of community-created tables. Experience immersive haptic feedback and customize your gameplay with intuitive settings and controller support. Advanced options are available for power users.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of community-developed tables, Haptic feedback for immersive gameplay, Customizable settings and POV adjustments, Game controller support, External DMD and AltColor/AltSound support, Touch overlay and instructions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome way to play virtual pinball on the go
- 👍 Super easy to set up with minimal file prep time
- 👍 Insane that I can play favorite pins on just my phone
- 👍 Fantastic portable implementation of VPX
- 👍 Fun and exciting to archive the history of pinball

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 More ability to adjust table settings needed
- 🔧 Struggling to manage camera angle
- 🔧 No fullscreen on iPad, plunger and outlanes cropped
- 🔧 Some tables don't work or have issues

**Reported bugs**

- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

**Requested features**

- List of most played tables
- Ability to reposition DMD
- Option to skip startup checks for some tables
- Ability to edit table scripts on the app
- Direct link to table depository


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pong free?

Pong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pong or Visual Pinball?

Visual Pinball is rated higher. Pong averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do Pong or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither Pong nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*